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A recent Ohio State graduate is hoping to become the youngest sitting state representative on Nov. 4. Ohio State graduate Niraj Antani, 23, is the Republican Party nominee in Ohio’s 42nd House District. Antani ­­— who graduated from OSU in spring 2013 with a bachelor’s ...

After at least three cases of the Ebola virus were diagnosed in Texas recently, some Ohio State students from the Lone Star state have mixed reactions about going back. “I kinda didn’t want to go back (home) for Thanksgiving break, so we’re going to go ...

Ohio State is ramping up its preparedness efforts to combat the Ebola virus after it was confirmed that someone with the virus was in the state six days, Oct. 8-13. Meanwhile, some students with family and friends in the Cleveland and Akron areas where the ...

More steps are being taken in plans to build a high-speed train connecting Columbus to Chicago. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is “ready for the next phase of due diligence to continue exploration,” of the proposed high speed train, according to a Mid-Ohio Regional Planning ...

After placing third in its category last year, Ohio State’s Associated Schools of Construction competition team is set to head back to Chicago with high hopes. In the competition, a mock-construction project is distributed to each team for a day-long completion time. When the time ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of the Ebola virus in the United States Tuesday in Texas, but health officials said the virus is unlikely to make it to Columbus The chances of the Ebola virus spreading to Ohio are ...

Ohio State is teaming up with the White House to promote a campaign aimed at combating sexual assault. “It’s On Us” is a campaign to help prevent sexual assault on college campuses through awareness and education. Other institutions like the University of Michigan have also ...

Two new initiatives from University Police and the Columbus Division of Police aim to make students safer, according to a joint announcement by the two departments Thursday. The announcement was part of the first “Rolling Roll Call,” where University Police seek to provide recent crime ...

Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Terrorists attacked the United States Sept. 11, 2001, when two airplanes hijacked by members of the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City ...

Democrats in the U.S. Senate are trying to resurrect a bill that was shot down by Republicans in June that would allow consumers to refinance student loans. The bill — deemed the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act — is slated to be on ...